More than 50 Grand Haven area children had the opportunity to do some Christmas shopping with the assistance of officers from the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department Wednesday evening. Each child was given about $75 to spend on gifts for their families and a toy for themselves. The money was donated by Wal-Mart, the Ottawa County Command Officer's Association and community members.

Too often in our public rancor we hear this leader or that being called a "Hitler" or "Stalin." These name callers do not have a clue as to the amount of murder and terror caused by these two dictators.